Devon Headen Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 I guess that's a good thing about Walnut, it comes in dowels. I'm trying to come up with a cheap way to make side markers of wood that I use on the guitar. don't really wanna pay 100 bucks for something I hardly ever use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Great job, you are very talented ! Post more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 I like the way you addressed the neck thickness underneath the top single-cut. Very classy, and hopefully very effective. Does it feel weird to play? Also, I love the woods, and the all-wood neck with the wood side dots is very classy too. I think it's cool that you're going with all natural woods, not dyed woods or painted woods. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosetoe Posted April 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Another update. I did some shaping on the body. The tummy cut and forearm contour are in place. The upper portion of the instrument is coming along nicely. The heastock was thicknessed and contoured as desired. The volute was reduced significantly as it's previous size would have impeded playing. The frustrating part was making the template for the bridge recess. I did complete it as seen below, but it took me 2 hours to do this (no particular reason why....it just dtook a long time). Then before I could complete a pickup template, my Stew-Mac patern bit decided to throw the bearing. So no more routing till i get a new bit or bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Thats looking fantastic! I admit at first i didnt like the design on paper (maybe it was the pink color ) but now it looks awesome! That heel err or lack of.. looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Damn! Nice (B)ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 That's a sweet looking project, my friend! Nice touch with the side dots. Very classy instrument in the works. Great pics too! Keep 'em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Fantastic work, and great thread! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosetoe Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I finished shaping the body today. The most difficult part has been the transition between the neck and body. NOw it is perfectly smooth. The remainder of thebody was shaped. All shaping was done with a spokeshave, rasps, and sanding. We are now getting close. So i put some of the harware in its place to get a feel for the finished product. I should have all work on the instrument finished on Wednesday. Then onto finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 whoa thats looking alot better than I thought it would! well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Looks SWEEET Is the pickup going to be angled like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosetoe Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 MKG, No the pickup will not be angled..... I just put it on haphazardly. -Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Awesome work - I cant wait to see it with finish on - it will really bring out the contours of the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 that is killer carving work! The whole thing looks like it just kinda melted... really cool job. Also, where did you get those awesome knobs?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 that carved / rounded lower cutaway is very Ibanez JS / Warwick like..... awesome bass! pleeaaaaaaaaaaase finish it in natural Roman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 pleeaaaaaaaaaaase finish it in natural really? I thought he planned to paint the whole thing black! The woods are the best part of that bass!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosetoe Posted May 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 skibum5545, The knobs are matching tupliwood. They came from the same billet as the fingerboard. I turned them on a lathe then drilled and installed a marker dot from ASB plastic side dot material. I wish I hadnt used the abs material, as it wil now be the ONLY non-wood piece on the instrument (besides the bridge, pickup and tuners). The nut will be HArd Maple to compliment the maple aready on the FB. -W AND YES...this will be finished with an oil/varnish finish. Black Lacquer is fine...for explorers (which i do have 2 of) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 There's the lathe work ...I knew there had to be some on an all wood guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 aww cmon, you could always turn a new set of knobs for it (and give me the old ones)! Who cares if there's plastic, still a very classy bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 most likely the most original thing i've ever seen, now al you need is a monkey grip and some giant F holes nevermind, but that is great, singlecut bass is a great idea, i like the neck bodycontact , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosetoe Posted May 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 I finished all of the machining /shaping this evening. The tuners have been "installed" . The nuts have not been tightened yet as im too tired to do it correctly. I also added a matching truss rod cover. The nut blank is hard Maple. It will be resized before being cut. Rear shot. One looks crooked in this shot. It's not in real life...it just began to finagle itself free. These were custom ordered Sperzels. They are Black and Gold The pickup cavity was routed and the controls are now properly in place. The cavity cover was made of pseudo-matching wood. IT is from the same piece, but the grain direction doesnt match, so i am a little dissapointed here. The next steps will be final sanding and application of oil /varnish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Its all coming together... cool work, I cant wait to see it finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Looks HOT! Even tho you dont like the cavity cover, I do. It flows with the body and accents the curves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosetoe Posted May 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 These will be the last pics I post until the bass is completely assembled. There is now 2 coats of tungoil / spar varnish on the instrument. The maple body has darkened SIGNIFICANTLY.I really do like that the sugar maple (hard maple) stayed rather white, whereas the red maple body turned brown...almost mahogany. The color of the mahogany neck s absolutely mesmerizing. The figuring is coming out nicely. The gloss will build over the next week as i continue to add a coat a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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